List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mali

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mali.


List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

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Formation Period Fossils Notes
Continental Terminal Formation Lutetian Moeritherium sp., Cubitostrea multicostata [1]
Tamaguélelt Formation Ypresian Palaeophis colossaeus, Phosphatosaurus gavialoides, Tilemsisuchus lavocati, Maliamia gigas, Numidotheriidae indet., Pliohyracidae indet., ?Proboscidea indet. [2][3][4][5]
Teberemt Formation Paleocene Acleistochelys maliensis, Azabbaremys moragjonesi, Hyposaurus sp., Crocodylomorpha indet., Cubitostrea multicostata, Linthia sudanensis, Deltoidonautilus sp. [6][7]
Continental Intercalaire Formation Berriasian cf. Sarcosuchus sp., Crocodylia indet., Lithostrotia indet., Sauropoda indet., Testudines indet. [8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tafidet at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Tamaguélelt at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Butte de Tamaguilelt at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Tamaguélelt 2 at Fossilworks.org
  5. ^ Patterson, Colin; Longbottom, A. E. (1989-12-27). "An Eocene Amiid Fish from Mali, West Africa". Copeia. 1989 (4): 827. doi:10.2307/1445965. ISSN 0045-8511.
  6. ^ Samit, north of In Fargas at Fossilworks.org
  7. ^ Gao Trench locality 2 at Fossilworks.org
  8. ^ Lapparent site 30c, Tilemsi at Fossilworks.org
  9. ^ Mali12, Tilemsi Valley at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

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  • E. S. Gaffney, E. Roberts, F. Sissoko, M. L. Bouaré, L. Tapanila and M. A. O'Leary. 2007. Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali. American Museum Novitates 3549:1-24
  • E. S. Gaffney, R. T. J. Moody, and C. A. Walker. 2001. Azabbaremys, a new Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali. American Museum Novitates 3320:1-16
  • R. V. Hill, J. A. McCartney, E. Roberts, M. Bouaré, F. Sissoko and M. A. O'Leary. 2008. Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) Fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: Implications for Phylogeny and Survivorship across the K/T Boundary. American Museum Novitates 3631:1-19
  • A. F. d. Lapparent. 1960. Les Dinosauriens du "Continental intercalaire" du Saharal central [The dinosaurs of the "Continental Intercalaire" of the central Sahara]. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, nouvelle série 39(88A):1-57
  • M. A. O’Leary, E. M. Roberts, M. Bouare, F. Sissoko, and L. Tapanila. 2006. Malian Paenungulata (Mammalia: Placentalia): New African Afrotheres from the Early Eocene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(4):981-988
  • M. A. O'Leary, E. M. Roberts, J. J. Head, F. Sissoko, and M. L. Bouare. 2004. Titanosaurian (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) remains from the "Continental Intercalaire" of Mali. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4):923-930
  • J.-C. Rage. 1983. Palaeophis colossaeus nov. sp. (le plus grand Seprent connu?) de l’Eocène du Mali et le problème du genre chez les Palaeopheinae. Comptes Rendus à l’ Académie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 2(296):1741-1744